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7 Sept 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. — tap to centre the map on it Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move. — tap to centre the map on it The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. — tap to centre the map on it China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter — tap to centre the map on it A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
ZH
Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it. — tap to centre the map on it A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
ZH
Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
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How to approach space colonization will become one of the next major topics of human discussion.
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Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Holds
The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Holds
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model.
Holds
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Holds
A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter
Holds
A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it.
Holds
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Holds